Glacier National Park

Headed up Going-to-the-Sun road. The day we went

it was more like going-to-the-clouds.

Although obscured by the haze this is an area that was

previously destroyed by fire and is now on the mend.

Glacier fed Bird Woman Falls in the distance.

Some rugged country.

Believe it or not this was taken from a car, not

a plane.

I believe this was called Cascade Falls. As you can see

it flows underneath the road. Lots of water flows from

the mountains.

Some spectacular views from the Road-to-the-Sun

This is called the weeping wall. Can you imagine dealing

with this while building a roadway? This was on the way

up the road.

Kind of a foggy,wet day on top.

Found the reading on this interesting.

Too bad mankind has such a impact on

the world that we have to  preserve

standards to measure against.

This small glacier put the move on that

little tree.

High mountain flora.

Imagine the journey these little drops

clinging to this tree have to look forward

to.

One minute that peak behind the flag

was clear. The next minute shrouded in

a cloud.

Charlotte looks cold.......

Goofy pesky happy camper...You've heard that saying

"where the rubber meets the road"?  This is where

the ice meets the road.

Looking down below where the ice meets the road.

The road etched into the side of the mountain. That

little old Ford bus coming around the bend transports

tourists free. They have a number of them crossing

the mountain.

Small but impressive.

See that car ahead how its staying toward the middle

of the road. Well, picture this: Charlotte sitting in the

passenger seat with the window down camera in

hand. Did I veer to the middle?????

Not........Splish,Splash

View from above.

Down in the valley.......

Across the valley....

Remanents of what we believe was a small avalanche.

One final view......

Remember those tiny drops of water clinging to that pine tree?

Here they come!!!!!!!

And this is where those tiny drops rest after

their thrilling ride down the mountains.

A week ago from this past Sunday, Charlotte and I drove north out of Missoula thru some beautiful Montana countryside up to Glacier National Park. It was a rainy day but due to our poor planning ended up being the only day we could go. Glacier is another one of those specticles you kind of need to see to get the full effect. The Road-To-The-Sun is an event to itself. Limited to vehicles no longer than 22' it climbs over 6000' winding its way along the steep mountain side. I can't imagine the view on a clear day. We made it to the summit and due to time constraints headed back the way we came rather that complete the path clear across. We saw no critters but definitely saw enough beautiful countryside to make us want to come back. Speaking of critters, I saw my first land bridge in the US. It was located on highway 93 not too far north of Missoula. We left Missoula on that Monday and headed just south of Livingston, MT to a campground on the Yellowstone river.